| ZIP Codes: | 3 ZIP Codes (3 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 208 / 986 |
| Timezone: | Mountain (GMT -07:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:11:57 PM |
| Population: | 5,379 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 16063 |
| CBSA: | Hailey, ID |
| Land Area: | 865 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 2 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 43.0272, -114.2330 |
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5,379 residents live across 3 ZIPs covering 865 sq mi, served by 3 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 5,280 to 5,379 from 2014 to 2024 — a +1.9% change. 2 ZIPs gained residents, 1 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 83349 (Richfield, $70,795 median) and poorest ZIP 83352 (Shoshone, $70,057) are 19.4 miles apart — a 1.0× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.2× across this county — from $230,300 in 83349 (Richfield) to $270,800 in 83324 (Dietrich).
Density varies 2× across the county — from 4 people/sq mi in 83349 (Richfield) to 9 in 83352 (Shoshone).
Educational attainment ranges from 8.8% bachelor's+ in 83349 (Richfield) to 14.3% in 83324 (Dietrich) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Idaho, this is the #39 most populous of 46 counties and ranks #21 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $70,225 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
11.5% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (415 of 3,618 reporting).
3 Standard delivery, 0 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
A frontier county — vast land area with only a few residents per square mile. Daily life looks very different here than in the country's denser counties.
One ZIP holds the majority of this county's population — a sign of a county built around a single city or town.